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MAKING KIWI AS A MAIN INGREDIENT IN MAKING OF A NATURAL-MADE

TOOTHPASTE

Submitted by:

Jeane Margaret M. Castillo

IV – St. Ignatius of Loyola

Submitted to:

_____________________

Mrs. Lilian A. Corales



Making Kiwi As The Main Ingredient of A Natural-Made Toothpaste

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

We, living individuals, do our morning rituals every day. We wash our faces, we comb our hair,

we take a daily bath and we brush our teeth. Speaking of brushing our teeth, we make sure that

our teeth are going to be like those in television commercials. People in our time are very

conscious of what they look and what others see to their selves. Many believed that pearly white

teeth and healthy gums are the signs of good practicing of personal hygiene and grooming.

In this generation of media development, many commercials are being seen in the television that

is being concerned with toothpaste. Some of them are being popularized by a famous celebrity.

Some are being tested in laboratories to see the effectiveness of the product. Some are from

people’s experiences in using the brand of toothpaste. Comparisons with the product’s quality

are the big deal.

Some of the toothpaste nowadays is made of chemical. Some of them are containing harmful

chemicals that can affect one’s body. Some of them if swallowed large amounts is dangerous to

one’s health. No one tried in the industry of toothpaste manufacturing to use a fruit as a main



ingredient in making toothpaste products. So, I decided to use a sweet and unique flavor fruit,

Chinese gooseberry or mostly known as kiwi.

As a fruit originating in China’s land, it also captures the taste of other races in fruit tasting

making kiwi as one of the most tasted fruits in the world. Being widely known for being one of

the instrument crops in curing calcium deficiency for children and adults, it can be a toothpaste

ingredient for making a natural-made toothpaste.

Background of the Study

Kiwi as a commercialized product of many countries can also be used in many ways. It can be a

toothpaste product. Although it has a life span, it supplies the consumer the calcium intake they

will need in their everyday living. Kiwi is a unique fruit with an unique flavour that will make

the user of the product satisfied.



Statement of the Problem

Objectives:

To know more about the kiwi fruit and how it works.

To produce a quality-tested and cheap toothpaste with kiwi fruit.

To have an environment-friendly toothpaste with natural ingredients.

To enhance the calcium intake of the individual who will use the product.

To discover a new flavor of toothpaste people may like.

Problems:

Is kiwi fruit advisable to become an ingredient for a toothpaste product?

Will it clean than chemical-made toothpaste?

Will it taste better than the usual toothpaste the people use?

Will people like the taste of kiwi in the toothpaste product?

Assumption

In using the product (kiwi toothpaste), it will increase the calcium in the teeth of the person.

Thus, having whiter and healthier teeth. It will be safe for little children for brushing their teeth.

It will also help for the discovery of a new flavor of toothpaste in this time.



Hypothesis

The product will be in the same taste as any other toothpaste in the market. The said toothpaste

will be suitable for children because of its less chemical content. The readers will know more

about kiwi, how it works in the body, its origin, how it was being produced, culminated and its

nutritional facts. The kiwi fruit will also enhance the calcium intake of the consumer who will

use the product.

Theoretical/ Conceptual Framework

Independent Variable Intervening Variable Dependent Variable

Significance of the Study

Having toothpaste made in natural ingredients like fruits will have a good effect of the economy.

Many of the fruit growers will have more income. Market vendors, especially those fruit

vendors, will have more supply of their product. Thus, having this product (toothpaste made of

kiwi) in the market will achieve increasing economic wealth.

Kiwi (fruit) Ingredients in

making

toothpaste

Effectiveness of

the toothpaste

product



Kiwi is one of the fruits with calcium. The product will help to increase the calcium intake of the

consumer of the product. Many people nowadays are not fond of drinking milk which is one of

the sources of calcium that one’s body need. Kiwi can be a replacement for milk.

In making of the toothpaste product, it needs a lot of human force to produce a thousand. In this

case, many unemployed persons in the community can have their jobs in the factory. The said

community where the factory is built will have peace. If everyone has jobs and earn money, there

will be no thieves that will ruin the order in the place. If there is money, there will be the

improvement of the quality of lives of the citizens in the said location.

The students will know the importance, uses and the effects of kiwi in their bodies. They will

also know how it is being culminated, pollinated and stored.

Scope and Limitations

It is known that kiwi is a fast ripening fruit. As for being a fast ripening fruit, it will affect the

product’s consuming time of the users. The product’s taste will be different from the original

quality taste.

Definition of Terms

1. Actinidia – a genus of woody and with a few exceptions, dioecious plants native to

temperate eastern Asia, occuring throughout most of China.



2. Bicarbonate – is an intermediate form in the depronotation of carbonic acid.

3. Dioecious – (of a plant or invertebrae animal) having the male and female reproductive

organs in separate individuals.

4. Fuzzy – having a frizzy, fluffy or frayed texture or appearance

5. Pioneering – one who opens up new areas of thought, research or development; a pioneer

in aviation.

6. Transportability – to carry from one place to another; convey.



CHAPTER 2

Review of Related Literature

KIWI

The kiwifruit or Chinese gooseberry (often shortened to kiwi outside of New Zealand), is the

edible berry of a woody vine in the genus Actinidia. The most common cultivar group of

kiwifruit is oval, about the size of the large hen’s egg (5 – 8 centimeter) in length and 4.5 – 5.5

centimeters. It has fibrous, dull greenish-brown skin and bright green or golden flesh with rows

of tiny, black, edible seeds. The fruit has a soft texture and a sweet but unique flavor, and today

is a commercial crop in several countries, such as Italy, New Zealand, Chile, Greece and France.

(Source: Wikipedia; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kiwi)

History

Kiwifruit is native to Northern China. Other species of Actinidia are native to India, Japan and

Southeastern Siberia. Cultivation of the fuzzy kiwifruit spread from China in the early 20th

century, when seeds are introduced to New Zealand by Mary Isabel Fraser, the principal of

Wanganui Girls’ College, who had been visiting mission schools in Yichang, China. The seeds

were planted in 1906 by a Wanganui nurseryman, Alexander Allison, with the vines first fruiting

in 1910.



The first commercial planting of Chinese gooseberries occurred in 1937 in New Zealand by the

orchardist Jim McLoughlin. The fruit proved popular with American servicemen in New Zealand

during World War II. In 1952, MacLoughlin partnered with the New Zealand Fruit Federation to

market and export the fruit in United States Market. Thanks to pioneering research into the

transportability of fruit by John Pilkington Hudson and others at the agriculture department in

Wellington. This was the first international export of the kiwifuit. (Source: Wikipedia)

Names of Kiwi Fruit

As the local popularity of this fruit increased, New Zealanders discarded the local Chinese name

for the fruit in favor of the name, Chinese gooseberry. After World War II, it was marketed

under the names of “Chinese gooseberry” and “Melonette”. The importer, Ziel & Co., rejected

this name because melons and berries attracted high duties. Jack Turner of Turner and Growers

suggested the name kiwifuit in 1959 after the kiwi, New Zealand’s national symbol, as the bird

and the fruit share a similar appearance (small, brown and furry). Kiwifruit has since become a

common name for all commercially grown fruit from the family Actinidia. In Chinese, the

current word for most wild and local varieties of the kiwifruit is the Macaque peach. The

imported varieties are often referred to as wonder fruit as qi yi (wonder) sounds similar to kiwi.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Cultivation



Kiwi growing on supported vine

Kiwifruit can be grown in most temperate climates with adequate summer heat. Kiwifruit is

commercially grown on sturdy support structures, as it can produce several tonnes per hectare,

more than the rather weak vines can support. These are generally equipped with a watering

system for irrigation and frost protection in the spring. Kiwifruit vines require vigorous pruning,

similar to that grapevines. Fruit is borne on one year old and older canes, but production declines

as each cane ages. Canes should be pruned off and replaced after their third year. (Source:

Wikipedia)

Pollination

Most of the plants require a male plant to pollinate a female plant for the female plant to produce

fruit (dioecious). For a good yield of fruit, one male vine for every three to eight female vines is

required. Other varieties can self-propagate, but they produce a greater and more reliable yield

when pollinated by male kiwifruit vines.

Kiwifruit is notoriously difficult to pollinate, because the flowers are not very attractive to bees.

Some producers blow collected pollen over the female flowers. Generally, the most successful

approach, though, is saturation pollination, where the bee populations are made so large (by

placing hives in the orchards) that bees are forced to use this flower because of intense

competition for all flowers within flight distance.



Storage

Firm kiwifruit ripen after a few days to a week when stored at room temperature, but should not

be kept in direct sunlight. Faster ripening occurs when placed in a paper bag with an apple, pear

or banana. Once a kiwi fruit is ripe, however, it is preserved optimally when stored far from

other fruits, as it is very sensitive to the ethylene gas they emit, thereby tending to over-ripen

even in the refrigerator. If stored appropriately, ripe kiwifruit normally keep for about one to two

weeks. (Source: Wikipedia)

TOOTHPASTE

Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used with a toothbrush as an accessory to clean and

maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth. Toothpaste is used to promote oral hygiene: it serves

as an abrasive that aids in removing the dental plaque and food from teeth, assists in suppressing

halitosis and delivers active ingredients (most commonly fluoride) to help prevent tooth and gum

disease (gingivitis). Most of the cleaning is achieved by the mechanical action of the toothbrush

and not by the toothpaste. Salt and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) are among materials that

can be substituted for commercial toothpaste. Toothpaste is not intended to be swallowed due to

the fluoride content, but is generally not very harmful if accidentally swallowed in small

amounts; however, one should seek medical attention after swallowing abnormally large

amounts. (Source: Wikipedia)



CHAPTER 3

Methodology and Research Design

Ingredients:

½ cup baking soda

¼ cup hydrogen peroxide

¼ cup of water

½ cup of kiwi fruit juice

1 teaspoon of table salt

1 drop of peppermint

Procedure:

1. Pour a half of a cup of baking soda into a mixing bowl. Baking soda has a natural

cleansing ability and can even be found in some commercial toothpaste. It's non-toxic

and will help polish your teeth. Some recipes call for table salt, in which case you should

mix three parts of baking soda with one part of table salt.

2. Add 1/4 cup (60g) of household hydrogen peroxide and one drop of peppermint oil or

other essential oil. Hydrogen peroxide naturally disinfects your mouth and will also help



whiten your teeth. If you don't have it around, use water. The drop of peppermint oil will

leave your mouth feeling fresh. Hydrogen peroxide breaks down very quickly in the

presence of UV light, so it is necessary to store the toothpaste away from sunlight.

3. Mix the hydrogen peroxide and baking soda until it is a paste. If you need to, mix in more

hydrogen peroxide until you get the right consistency.

4. Then, apply the kiwi fruit juice to add a little flavor to the product.

5. Store the toothpaste in a small plastic container where it won't dry out. You can also

purchase a small, empty lotion bottle so that you can squeeze out the toothpaste onto the

toothbrush more easily, rather than dip it.



CHAPTER 4

Result and Discussion

Kiwi can be a toothpaste product but there are limitations towards it. Kiwi, when mix in the

solution will last within 1 week. Because, kiwi ripens faster than common fruits like banana and

apple. It can affect the effectiveness and longevity of the product. Thus, it affects the time it will

be consumed by the consumers. Kiwi toothpaste tastes like those in the commercials. In 1 week

observation, it cleans the teeth thoroughly like other toothpastes do. But, the bottom line is can

the kiwi fruit be used after 1 week?



Curriculum Vitae

Name: Jeane Margaret Madia Castillo

Age: 16

Birthdate: December 17, 1997

Birthplace: San Pablo City, Laguna

Status: Single

Mother: Jennifer M. Castillo

Occupation: Teacher

Father: Adore E. Castillo

Occupation: Businessman



Bibliography

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwifruit

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicarbonate

en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fuzzy

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/transportability

en.wikipedia.org/Pioneering





GALLERY

Baking Soda

Agua Oxigenada (Hydrogen Peroxide)

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